Comeptitive beard champion Jack Passion (featured in this story) is profiled in a series called "Whisker Wars," on the Independent Film Channel - starting this August. Dayton was the last stop on Passion's U.S. tour.
This story was produced for WYSO Public Radio. Its up for a "Best Feature Reporting" award from the Ohio Associated Press.
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Comeptitive beard champion Jack Passion (featured in this story) is profiled in a series called "Whisker Wars," on the Independent Film Channel - starting this August. Dayton was the last stop on Passion's U.S. tour.
This story was produced for WYSO Public Radio. Its up for a "Best Feature Reporting" award from the Ohio Associated Press.
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INTRO:In Dayton a social club known as The Gem City Gentlemen of the Gilded Beard organized Ohio's first beard and mustache competition to cultivate a local appreciation of well-groomed facial hair.
These contests are a European tradition that has been gaining popularity in the United States recently, particularly with young people in urban areas. Thomas Blurton, a co-founder of the Gem City Gentlemen of the Gilded Beard, says not everyone has such a fuzzy feeling about furry faces.
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